Daryl Pereira caught up with Jessica Miller Merrel (Founder, Blogging4Jobs) at SXSW who explained the growing role of social media in the workplace. She explained that managers and business owners need to get over the fear, listen to their employees and...

In this conversation between Mark Fidelman, Forbes, and Jeff Willinger (Social Media Influencer) at SXSW, Jeff points out the importance of communicating the right way internally. He suggests that rather than concentrate on email, organizations should consider...

Mark Fidelman, Forbes, caught up with Joel Comm (serial internet entrepreneur) at SXSW. They talk about why its essential for businesses to be involved in social and why Joel worked behind the counter at Barnes and Noble for a period! Follow...

Mark Fidelman talks to Debra Prywes (VP Marketing and Insight, Unruly) at SXSW 2014. As Debra explains successful social videos compel people to share. How do you get videos to be more shareable? Create an emotional response and give them reasons to share! ...

Hello everyone, so like I said, I didnt get to attend as many sessions as I had hoped because I was cranking out about 10 edited videos a day but the sessions I was able to attend were pretty awesome and informative. The exhibition hall was overwhelming, I...

Hello everyone, so like I said, I didnt get to attend as many sessions as I had hoped but the sessions I was able to attend were pretty awesome and informative. The exhibition hall was overwhelming, I had no idea there were so many different startups in...

If you've been missing my entries here, it's because you've been missing my entries in the developerWorks SXSW 2012 Adventure blog . In fact, I just wrote another entry. I'll be back here next week, but in the mean time you should catch up with me there. ...

A panel discussion. Mobile devices are changing how we communicate today just as fundamentally as the web has for the past decade, and businesses of all types are rushing to embrace their potential. Thanks to the success of the iOS and Android app stores,...

As designers take on new problems of convergence and ubiquity, we find ourselves facing new challenges. The products we create are accessed through multiple devices, different channels and a wide audience. How do we accommodate the context of use? Whether you...

This was a fantastic panel discussion. Do you believe the geek shall inherit the earth? Technology is changing our world and geeks are reaping the benefits. This innovation is built on a foundation of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This...

This was a great session. How can you encourage and facilitate innovation across your teams to come up with the best product? They suggest a great innovation principle called “Visiontyping,” which promotes powerful collaboration across the board and propels...

I tired to attend this 9:30 AM session, but by 9:25 AM, the room was full and there was a 50 person waiting list to get in. Below is part of the description. If you got to attend, leave some highlights in the comment fields. I would love to know...

Don Tapscott set the bar quite high with his thought-provoking opening keynote on Friday. Tapscott is Chairman of Moxie Insight and founded of the international think tank, New Paradigm. He co-authored the best-seller, Macrowikinomics , with Anthony D....

This was a panel session of design veterans, with experience that ranges from client services to product development. The internet is a never-ending data source. Through it, we are able to monitor visitor activity, study traffic patterns, and use these...

Is Cloud the digital savior? This was a good session. It addresses the integrity of free cloud services. The speaker asks, is it a beautiful white fluffy cloud on a blue-sky day or is it a storm cloud? We live in a world today of constant connection....

[The ideas stated here are my own and don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies, or opinions.]
Legal trials of using Open Source
Now that open-source software is making it past technical acceptance we are starting to hit speed bumps...

Are you attending the upcoming [ South by Southwest SXSW Interactive ] conference in Austin, Texas?
IBM and the Austin Chamber of Commerce is inviting registered SXSW Interactive attendees to the networking reception being hosted by the IBM Innovation...

Chris Barger is social media lead for General Motors Corporation. I caught up with him at the SXSWi 2010 Chevy Volt Recharge Lounge for a chat about encouraging change in communication strategy at GM and the part social media has played.
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This week on developerworks, plus an interview with U.S. Air Force Captain Nathan Broshear who talks about how the USAF is using social media in crisis/relief situations and for communicating soldiers' stories to the media.
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Joel Bush co-founded Amplifier.com to help web companies monetize and expand their brands. Clients include The Onion and Despair Inc. , and Bush and company go about their business with a unselfed zest that might seem odd to many in today's...

TWOdW for the week of March 22. David Meerman Scott talks about the merging of social networking, marketing, and public relations, why ROI is inadequate to measure its value, and other things he's excited about. dW newsletter editor John Swanson talks about dW...